Motor mounting



Jan. 23, 1945. E F, Sm 2,367,833

MOTOR MOUNTING Original Filed Aug. 3, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l 5 INVIENII'OR Ell waod EJIZDZGJUZQ E. F. RIESING MOTOR MOUNTING Jan. 23, 1945.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Aug. 3, 1940 Z'Z/afo J m 3y BY ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 23, 1945 2,367,833 MOTOR MOUNTING Ellwood F. Riesing, Pontiac, Mich, assignor to The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Original application August 3, 1940, Serial N 0. 350,505. Divided and this application January 15, 1943, Serial No. 472,532

3 Claims.

This invention relates to resilient mountings, especially to rubber motor mountings.

The general object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive, easily constructed rubber mounting which has desirable supporting characteristics.

Another object of the invention is to provide a motor mounting which has substantially enclosed bodies of rubber therein used to carry a load placed upon the mounting whereby only minimum movement of the respective portions of the mounting is permitted.

Another object is to provide mountings that are readily placed under preload.

Still another object is to provide mountings, the individual parts of which can not be separated by load applied thereto.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will be manifest from the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one embodiment of the invention, and an automobile frame and a motor with which the invention is operatively associated;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the motor mounting shown in Figure 1, as viewed from the right thereof;

Figure 3 is a plan of the motor mounting of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an elevation, partly in section, of a modification of the invention;

Figure 5 is a plan of the mounting of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a plan of another modification of the invention;

Figure '7 is an end elevation, partly in vertical section on line 1--l of Figure 6, of the mounting of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional elevation on line 8-8 of Figure 6; and

Figure 9 is a side elevation. partly in vertical section on line 9-9 of Figure 6, of the mounting of Figure 6.

This application is a division of my copending application Serial No. 350,505, filed August 3, 1940, now matured to Patent No. 2.308,962 issued January 19, 1943.

Referring specifically to Figure 1. there is shown an inclined frame member ID of a vehicle upon which a motor H is positioned through a motor mounting l2. Usually two motor mountings I2 are required to position the front end of the motor upon the frame of the vehicle. These motor mountings are positioned on opposite sides of the front end of the motor and inclined downwardly towards the center axis of the motor. Hence, in the position shown, the motor mounting I 2 would be on the right side of a motor, when viewing the latter from in front of an automobile.

Figure 2 best shows that the mounting l2 mainly comprises a base member l3, which is substantially U-shaped in cross section, and a supporting member l4, that is substantially inverted U-shape in section. Side arms I5 of the base member l3 are of uniform height throughout. while side arms. l6 of the supporting member [4 taper downwardly from the inner ends thereof to the outer ends, as indicated on Figure 1. This holes l9 and 20 formed therein through which a tap screw 2| and a bolt 22, respectively, can be positioned to secure the supporting member M to the motor II. A headed bolt 25 extends downwardly from the base I! to facilitate securing same to the frame member ID.

To position the supporting member l4 resiliently upon the base member l3, a substantially rectangular rubber block 26 is positioned between the opposed portions of each of the sets of the side arms l5 and i6 and covers substantially the entire surface of the side arms. These rubber blocks 26 are vulcanized to the adjacent opposed portions of the side arms l5 and I6 and form the base member l3 and a supporting member I4 into the integral motor mountingl2. Both the upper and lower surfaces of the rubber blocks 26 are upwardly curved in a direction from the side arms l5 towards the side arms 16. Such upward curvature is particularly important at the lower surfaces of the rubber blocks, which abut the base l3, since the construction functions to retard downward movement of the supporting member relatively of the base member. This action is secured since downward movement of the supporting member brings greater area of the rubber blocks 26 into engagement with the base I! of the member l3 and places more of the rubber under absolute compression load. Portions [6a of the Side arms I6, above the upper end of the member ll, extend beyond the ends of the rubber blocks 26 and are flared outwardly. This aids in retarding relative longitudinal movement between the base and supporting member.

Normally the maximum load applied to the motor mounting I2 is a compression load, since the lower portions of the rubber blocks 26 are substantially confined. and since the normal grain structure of the rubber blocks 26 extends upwardly from the side arms towards the side arms l6. Then load applied to the supporting member l4 moves it downwardly and principally compresses the rubber blocks 26.

The line X-X shown on Figure 1 of the drawings is perpendicular to the center plane of the mounting shown in Figure 1 and it extends through the principal line of the engine. The principal axis line is the line determined after suspending a motor from its universal ball joint, by then theoretically suspending a plumb line irom the universal ball joint of the motor. The mounting of Figure 1. when described in another way, may be said to be tangential to a radius swung from the center of the principal axis of the motor in the transverse plane of the flulif mounting supports for the motor. This positioning of the motor mountings has a stabilizing action on the engine and tends to minimize transverse movements of the engine in a horizontal plane. Mounting the engine in the manner disclosed herein actually brings about movements in the rubber mountings which are radial about the principal axis of the motor.

From the foregoing description it will be see that an inexpensive, easily constructed motor mounting is provided by the invention. This mounting is adapted to have maximum movement between its component parts in a vertical direction and to have limited movement in all other directions whereby a stable supporting action'is secured.

Figures 4 and 5 show a mounting 50 which is a modification of the invention. In this case, two substantially inverted U-shaped members 5| and 52 are provided with the member 52 smaller than the member 5| and being received therein. The larger member 5| has outwardly extending flanges 53 formed at its lower ends, which flanges have holes 54 therethrough to aid in securing the mounting 50 to a desired object. In the base or connecting portion 5|a of the larger member 5|, a relatively large hole 55 is formed. A stud bolt 56 which engages with the smaller member 52 extends upwardly therefrom through hole 55 and is adapted to be secured to a member to be supported by the mounting 50. The bolt 56 is welded to the member 52 to retain it in position. A metal spacer sleeve 51 is placed around the bolt 56 to prevent the supported member from bearing upon the supporting member 5|.

The inverted U-shaped members 5| and 52 are held together by a rubber block 58 that is positioned between adjacent parallel arms SH) and 52b, respectively, of the members 5| and 52 and which vulcanized thereto. The rubber block 58 also extends between the adjacent base portions of the members 5| and 52, although it is not vulcanized to the base of the member 5|, for a reason hereinafter to be explained. outwardly struck end flanges 59 are formed on the sides of the arms 52?), which flanges aid in confining the rubber block 58 in position and retarding fore and aft movement in the mounting 50.

The motor mounting 50 is completed by rectangular metal bars 60 inserted between the upper surface of the block 58 and the base of the member 5| whereby upward movement, or rebound of the member 52, when load is removed from the bolt 56, is limited and the motor mounting 56 is retained under stressed condition even when no load is applied thereto. Rivets 6| secure the bars 60 to the base 5ia. and, obviously, the bars are not positioned in the mounting until the rubber blocks are vulcanized in position in the mounting. The bars are positioned by applying load to the bolt 56 which moves the rubber block 58 downwardly relatively of the base 5|a and provides space into which the bars can be slid. The size of the metal bars (-50 can be varied whereby the iount or" initial stress to which the mountin"? subjected can be changed to suit any road condition. The mounting 50 is adapted to be used between two non-parallel surfaces, as is the mounting shown in Figures 1 through 3 but both mountings can be varied so as to have the bases of the Ushaped members parallel whereby the mounting is adapted to be used between parallel surfaces.

1' rather modification of the invention is shown in Figures 6 through 9. 2' this instance a motor mounting 16, including an open centered rectangular cage member I or appreciable height is provided, which cage ii outwardly directed flanges 72 formed on op osite sides thereof, as shown. The flanges have holes 13 therein to recei e means for securng the motor mounting ID to a support. End flaps 74 are formed integral with the cage II at the ends thereof for a purpose hereinafter explained. A supported member 75, which is substantially of inverted U-shape in transverse section, is received within the center oi the cage 1| and is secured thereto by rubber blocks 16 which are vulcanized to the sides of both members. The blocks 16 have parallel side surfaces and-upwardly curved upper and lower surfaces, the curve extending up from the sides of the cage toward the member I5. In Figures 7 and 8, the member 15 is positioned above the cage I! and the end flaps 14 are not bent over as in the finished mounting,

Relative endwise movement of the member 15 and the cage 7|, and complete disengagement of such members is prevented by the engagement of end portions thereof. Each end of the base 15a of the supported member 15 is bent over so as to form an outwardly directed L shaped flange l1 thereon (Figure 9). The end flaps "M of the cage are bent over toward the member 15 and vertically overlie same to prevent disengagement of the cage and its supported member and bear upon rubber compression blocks 8| which are received between the superposed portions of the flanges H and the end flaps '14. The blocks 8| are prestressed any desired amount to give the supported member proper supporting characteristics. Other rubber blocks 82 are carried by the under surfaces of the 1ower arm of the flanges TI to limit downward movement of the supported member by bearing upon the element carrying the mounting 10. The blocks 82 may initially be in engagement with the supporting element, as shown, if desired. Both the blocks ill and 82 are vulcanized to the flanges 11.

While several embodiments of the invention have been fully illustrated and described herein, it will be apparent that further modifications of the invention may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A mounting comprising an open centered rectangular metal cage member adapted to be secured to a support, a metal member of substantially inverted U shape in section adapted to be secured to a supported object, said inverted U shape member being received within said cage member and having arms substantially parallel to opposed portions of the cage member, rubber blocks vulcanized to and extending between the arms of said inverted U shaped member and the opposed portions of said cage member, said rubber blocks having upwardly curved lower surfaces adapted to engage with larger area of the support upon downward movement of said inverted U shape member, said inverted U shape member having downwardly and outwardly di-.

rected L-shaped flanges formed at its ends, said cage member having inwardly extending end flaps that overlie a portion of said L-shaped flanges, and rubber ineans compressed between said end flaps and said L-shaped flanges whereby the mounting can be preloaded.

2. A mounting comprising an open centered rectangular metal cage member, a metal member,

of substantially inverted U shape in section received within said cage member and having arms substantially parallel to opposed portions of the cage member, rubber means extending between the arms of said inverted U shaped member and the opposed portions of said cage member to secure said members together, said inverted U shape member having downwardly and outwardly directed L-shaped flanges formed at its ends, said cage member having inwardly extending end flaps that overlie a portion of said L- shaped flanges, and rubber means compressed between said end flaps and said L-shaped flanges whereby the mounting can be preloaded.

3. A mounting comprising an open centered rectangular cage member, a member of substantially inverted U shape in section adapted to telescope into and out of engagement with said cage member, rubber blocks vulcanized to and extending between portions of said inverted U shaped member and said cage member to secure them together, said inverted U shape member having outwardly directed flanges formed at its ends, said cage member having inwardly extending end flaps that overlie a portion of said flanges, and rubber means received between said end flaps and said flanges, said end flaps being forced against said rubber means whereby both said rubber blocks and said rubber means can be prestressed before load is applied to the mounting.

ELLWOOD F. RIESING. 

